Viviana D'Angelo truly embodies the spirit of her name. She lives life to the fullest, spreading joy and happiness wherever she goes. Her wholehearted love and innocent charm endear her to everyone in her small town.
But one day, she vanishes without a trace. Despite everyone's efforts to find her, the search gradually fades away after a few weeks, with people giving up.
The police have found no new leads, and there are no signs of her running away or being kidnapped. Viviana simply didn't return home one day after school.
Only one person hasn't given up hope: Mattheo Santoro. To everyone else, she was just a beloved town member, but to him, she was his little light, his love-though she never knew it. Mattheo is determined to find her, even if it means traveling to the ends of the earth or unleashing his wrath on anyone who dared to harm her.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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